Translation of "dowry" into German

Mitgift, Aussteuer, Brautgabe are the top translations of "dowry" into German.

dowry verb noun grammar

Property or payment given by a wife or her family to a husband at the time of marriage. (In some cultures, it is the husband who pays the dowry to the wife’s family.) [..]

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  • Mitgift

    noun feminine

    property or payment given at time of marriage [..]

    A beautiful face is half of the dowry.

    Ein schönes Gesicht ist die Hälfte der Mitgift.

  • Aussteuer

    noun feminine

    property or payment given at time of marriage

    If she defaults on the marriage, the dowry can be reinstated.

    Wenn sie aus der Ehe aussteigt, kann die Aussteuer wieder eingesetzt werden.

  • Brautgabe

    noun feminine

    She married Hamdouch after he gave her a suicide vest as a dowry.

    Sie heiratete Hamdouch, nachdem er ihr eine Selbstmordweste als Brautgabe geschenkt hatte.

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